Henley Aerodrome (28AR) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:56 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBVX), 28AR is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Henley Aerodrome in Charlotte, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBVX): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Henley Aerodrome (28AR) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Charlotte, AR at a field elevation of 377 ft. 28AR has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBVX, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KJBR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBVX, 12.2 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 27°C (81°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBVX 281856Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 27/11 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP221 T02720106 $
What changed at KBVX (nearest station)?
Since the 1756Z (12:56 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.22 → 30.19 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 28AR
Based on the nearest station (KBVX), 28AR is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,600 ft (field elevation 377 ft). 28AR does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KJBR, about 38 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 3,100 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 36 | 3,100 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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28AR runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 18/363,100 × 75 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 28ARWind
- 18
- 5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 5 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
28AR weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 28AR
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBVX reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 58%
- 18
- 42%
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Live crosswind meter
28AR has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBVX, 12 nm away.
Wind is 30° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 28AR
- City
- Charlotte
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 377 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.8333, -91.4333
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,100 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBVX
- TAF
- Nearest KJBR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 54m
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Pilot PIREPs for Henley Aerodrome (28AR)
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